Lost in Translation

If you finished the title with “of Christmas”, then you are correct. As we finish celebrating another Christmas Day, commemorating the birth of our Savior, we turn our focus to the next twelve days - culminating in the celebration of…

Today, we celebrate the fourth Sunday of Advent. This season, I have tried to promote the idea of focusing on the real reason for the season and, certainly, that centers on Jesus and the joy that we should experience for…

It’s freezing cold here in central Indiana and we received about 5” of snow yesterday. In other words, we made the safe decision to stream church this morning rather than attend in person. Therefore, we were able to stream more…

I was speaking with Janet several days ago after having overheard a call she was on. No, I wasn’t eavesdropping or anything - it was just that I could tell that she was having a good time and, for some…

We recently returned from the Greenbrier where we go twice a year out in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Each morning of our stay, we have breakfast, or maybe I should say brunch, in the main dining room terrace. In…

Throughout the years, I have taught Matthew several times and now am in the process of teaching it two more times. We just finished Matthew in our Thursday night Bible study held in our home and we are a little…

As I look back through the years, I have run across many people who think they are going to heaven. Clearly, that’s a good thing. But when asked why they are going to heaven, I usually get one of two…

I learned a new word this week. I was doing some research about a monument and found out during my reading that the marker used to have a tomb under it, but the remains of the deceased were moved to…

When Janet and I grew up at Trinity Methodist Church on the south side of Chicago, the congregation recited the Apostles’ Creed each week as part of the church service. After we were married and moved away to Indiana 43…

Summer is almost over and, as I shared several weeks ago, it’s time to get back into the routines of fall. In fact, last Thursday was the day that I started teaching another class for the Soul Sisters, a group…